It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it. - Denis Diderot 1 Share Now -
Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. - Denis Diderot 2 Share Now -
Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad. - Denis Diderot 4 Share Now -
When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years. - Denis Diderot 5 Share Now -
If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can't deny a kind of respect for the great criminal. - Denis Diderot 6 Share Now -
Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it. - Denis Diderot 7 Share Now -
Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it. - Denis Diderot 8 Share Now -
When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years. - Denis Diderot 9 Share Now -
Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs. - Denis Diderot 10 Share Now -
